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Big Chef Little Chef 2012

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Louie's Kids' annual fundraiser, Big Chef Little Chef, paired local children with some of Charleston's finest chefs for an incredible evening of healthy food on Thursday, June 14.

Photographs by
Reese Moore
Chef Nico Romo of Fish Restaurant was hard at work.
Little Chefs De'Quan and Tre'Quan Jones
Cru Cafe Chef John Zucker and Eliza Latsbaugh
Tasty creation by Chef John Zucker and Eliza Latsbaugh
Chef John Ondo of Lana with Little Chef Raygene
Chef John Ondo's summer bread salad with grilled shrimp, lady peas, tomato, cucumber and simple viniagrette
Little Chef Auriyan and Chef Michelle Weaver of the Charleston Grill
Maya Morrill and Jodie Battles
Amber Cote and Rachel Sneed
Osiris Thompson, Nancy Dede, Brenda German-Jones, Carrington Jones, and Tia Manigault
Big Chef Little Chef had an impressive list of participants this year.
Guests voted by dropping their ticket in their chosen chef hat.
Winners received signature cutting boards as trophies.
Jenna Locke and Donna Strong
Jenny, Bunny, Hope, and Marc Lloyd
Wendy Roach and Deborah Bowlby
Ginny Perkins, Becky Tanenbaum, and Julie Montgomery
Matt Gabin, Joyce Lowe, and Mitchell Crosby
Butter bean salad with a Carolina Gold rice cracker and grilled shrimp from the Grocery Chef Kevin Johnson
Chef Kevin Johnson from the Grocery and Kara Allen
Donaisia Jenkins poses with 6-bean salad
Little Chef Brian Harper and Chef Marc Collins of Circa 1886
Jerk chicken cupcakes with mango curd
Chef Mike Lata's pickled shrimp with summer beans, herbs, and zucchini
Little Chef Maurice with Chef Mike Lata of FIG
Louie's Kids creator Louis Yuhasz and Charleston Wine + Food Director of Events Randi Weinstein
Louie's Kids creator Louis Yuhasz and Charleston magazine editor Darcy Shankland
Charleston magazine editor Darcy Shankland and husband Wally Seinsheimer
Chef Cary Zapatka of Square Onion and Maddie
Chef Cary Zapatka served hummus, arugula, tzatziki, and smoked bison with naan bread and feta
Kim Hall and Betsy Post
Trattoria Lucca Chef Ken Vedrenski dished up pasta.
Fresh vegetables made pretty centerpieces.
Fish Chef Nico Romo took home the award for this year's Big Chef Little Chef.
De'Quan and Tre'Quan shared the award for Little Chef.
This year's Big Chef Little Chef participants pose for a photo.
The Little Chef winners pose for a photo.
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